Amy+Wiebusch's+Lesson+Plan

Lesson Plan Template

Date: 9/2/10

Teacher Name: Amy Davies-Wiebusch

Grade Level: 6th

Subject: Writing and Technology

Topic: Technology – Computer Usage, lesson 2

Lesson Summary: The purpose of this lesson is to establish the knowledge and skill level of the students in the 6th grade class. This lesson will involve taking an online survey that asks the student to identify key parts of the laptop interface. Using the smartboard, the students will respond to screen shots and images that correspond to the questions on the survey. Once the assessment is done, the class will analyze the results.

Goals (Learning Objectives):

*How will learning objectives be communicated to students?

The teacher will instruct the students to obtain a laptop and complete online assessment of their own computer knowledge including basic elements of laptop interface, knowledge and use of function keys, and ability to log on with ids and passwords.

*How will students be allowed to personalize learning objectives?

Students will be instructed that this is an initial survey to assess overall classroom knowledge and determine general skills and abilities. This will not be reflected in their overall grades. Students can determine what it is they need to work on to improve their own computer abilities and set goals for the first quarter.

NETS: Setting objectives, providing feedback


 * Strategies that Create the Learning Environment **

Setting Objectives Providing Feedback Reinforcing Effort Providing Recognition


 * Procedure/Brief Description: **


 * Using the laptops from the mobile cart, students will be asked to identify key parts on the keyboard pad. They will also be asked to turn the computer on and indicate how to do so. The student will then log onto the instructor’s wiki and complete an online assessment of their general computer knowledge. They will also the attempt to log on to the school server with their user id and password. Students will then log off and return the laptop to the appropriate place on the cart. Teacher will share the survey results with the students to illustrate the overall classroom knowledge base and also to indicate the importance of laptop usage, user id, password, and classroom blog spots. **


 * NETS: Technology Operations and Concepts **
 * Digital Citizenship – safe, legal, responsible use of technology **
 * Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making – use data **
 * To make informed decisions **


 * Strategies that Help Students Acquire & Integrate New Knowledge **

Cues, Questions, & Advance Organizers Summarizing Note taking Nonlinguistic Representation Cooperative Learning


 * Procedure/Brief Description **


 * Students will respond to cues and questions regarding laptop use. They will also complete an advance organizer regarding the layout of a computer keyboard and specific illustrations from the main screen. Students will summarize their overall knowledge and skill level. **


 * Strategies that Help Students Practice, Review, & Apply Existing Knowledge **

Homework & Practice Identifying Similarities & Differences (Compare/contrast, classify, create, metaphors or analogies) Generating & Testing Hypotheses (problem-solving, invention experimental inquiry, historical investigation, decision-making, systems analysis)


 * Procedure/Brief Description: **


 * Based on their overall results, the students will prioritize three goals that they will implement in the first quarter. **

Type www.dasd.k12.wi.us Title: Drummond School home page
 * Resources: **

Specific Info: Click on teacher profiles, scroll down to Amy Wiebusch. Click on teacher image and then click on Mrs. Wiebusch’s sixth grade class. The computer survey and a youtube video are available as links on the right side.

Location:


 * Assessment Methods: **

True/False Multiple choice X Essay Performance Constructed communication X Personal communication Product/project graded by rubric Other:


 * Technology Used: **

None Brainstorming/idea mapping software X Calculators Clickers Collaborative application (Ex. Wiki) X Communication tool (Ex. Skype) Data collection tools Diagnostic/prescriptive system (Ex. Accelerated Reader) Display tools (Ex. Elmo) Interactive whiteboard X Educational games Multimedia (creating) Multimedia (watching) X Spreadsheet Virtual manipulative Web-based research Word processing Other: